If you love Starbucks’ Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso, you are going to love these overnight oats! They’re made with espresso, chia seeds, almond milk, and brown sugar.
Brown Sugar Shake Espresso + Overnight Oats = Love
When we posted our Starbucks’ Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso recipe, it went completely viral and you folks fell in love immediately. We knew we had to create a breakfast recipe inspired by this delicious drink and here it is.
This overnight oats recipe combines the flavors of brown sugar and espresso to give you one delicious breakfast that’s packed with whole grains and also gives you a nice wake-up call from a shot of espresso!
PS: if you love coffee overnight oats, you’ll absolutely love these mocha overnight oats.
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Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso
This Copycat Starbucks Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso is so simple to make in your own kitchen and is that morning kick you didn’t know you needed!
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What You Need – Simple Ingredients
- Rolled Oats – feel free to use either rolled oats or quick-cooking. We prefer the texture of rolled oats, though.
- Brown Sugar – brown sugar is used as the sweetener.
- Chia Seeds – chia seeds are a classic overnight oats ingredient. They add volume and healthy fats.
- Almond Milk – almond milk is used as the main liquid in this recipe.
- Espresso – we are using an espresso concentrate, but you’re more than welcome to use freshly brewed espresso. cold brew concentrate, or strong coffee.
- Almond Milk – we use unsweetened almond milk in this recipe, but any kind of milk works.
Quick-cooking oats definitely work for this recipe. We don’t recommend using steel-cut oats, however.
Any kind of milk works for this recipe.
Looking to use a different sweetener? Go for it! Try swapping any of the following 1:1:
- maple syrup
- honey
- white sugar
Super Simple Instructions for Coffee Overnight Oats
- Dry: place ingredients into a medium container and mix.
- Wet: add wet ingredients into the container.
- Mix: mix to combine.
- Soak: place the lid on top of the container and transfer it into the frigdge to soak for at least 2 hours or overnight (preferred!).
- Eat: eat overnightoats cold with your favorite toppings on top.
This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for meal-prep purposes. Use the ingredient multiplier in our recipe card.
Overnight oats are meant to be eaten cold, but lots of people like to warm them up. Feel free to eat them cold or warm them in the microwave for 60-90 seconds.
Topping Ideas
Every overnight oats recipe deserves to be topped with delicious toppings. Here are some ideas:
- Brown sugar
- Chia seeds
- Mini chocolate chips
- Almond Butter
- Hot coffee
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Guide to Overnight Oats
Want more overnight oats inspiration? Check out our Guide to Overnight Oats and learn how to make the perfect bowl + get 8 easy flavor variations!
Print Rate- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup espresso concentrate or regular espresso
- 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk*
- Add the brown sugar, rolled oats, chia seeds, and salt to a meal prep container and stir the ingredients together.
- Pour the espresso and almond milk over the oats and mix until combined.
- Cover and place the oats into the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Option to add more almond milk before serving or eat as-is.
- Add a few more tablespoons of almond milk to the oats if you like more of a soupy overnight oat.
- We used chameleon espresso concentrate but feel free to use freshly brewed espresso, cold brew concentrate, or strong coffee.
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